التربية الإسلامية للصف التاسع
مدة المقرر :سنة واحدة     عدد الوحدات: نصف ساعة معتمدة

لينضم الطالب إلى هذه المادة: عليه إتمام مادة التربية الإسلامية بنجاح في الصف الثامن . إن هذا المقرر إجباري للطلبة المسلمين ويحضر الطالب للدراسة الجامعية ، ويهدف إلى خلق الوازع الديني في نفسه ، وتقويم سلوكه ، بما ينسجم مع القيم الإسلامية والإنسانية ، من خلال المفاهيم التالية: التوحيد أساس العقيدة ، الإنسان في الإسلام محور هذا الكون ،الحلال والحرام تشريع الهي ، العبادة طاعة لله وتنفيذ لأوامره ، العبادة تطهير للنفس وإيقاظ للضمير وضابط للسلوك ، المؤمن القوي خير وأحب إلى الله من المؤمن الضعيف ، المؤمن تحكم تصرفاته قيم الإسلام.

الكتب: مقرر وزارة التربية في دولة الكويت: كتاب التربية الإسلامية للصف الأول الثانوي

التربية الإسلامية للصف العاشر
مدة المقرر: سنة واحدة     عدد الوحدات: نصف ساعة معتمدة

لينضم الطالب لهذه المادة: عليه إتمام مادة التربية الإسلامية في الصف التاسع. إن هذا المقرر إجباري للطلبة المسلمين ويحضر الطالب للدراسة الجامعية ، ويهدف إلى خلق الوازع الديني في نفسه ، وتقويم سلوكه ، بما ينسجم مع القيم الإسلامية والإنسانية ، من خلال المفاهيم التالية: الله تعالى رب هذا الكون كله ، الله تعالى هو وحده اله هذا الكون، تشريع الحلال والحرام حماية لحقوق الإنسان ، الحق في الإسلام ما قرره الشرع أو العرف السليم ، عقيدة الإسلام صافية نقية واضحة .

الكتب: مقرر وزارة التربية في دولة الكويت: كتاب التربية الإسلامية للصف الثاني الثانوي

التربية الإسلامية للصف الحادي عشر
مدة المقرر: سنة واحدة     عدد الوحدات: نصف ساعة معتمدة

لينضم الطالب لهذه المادة: عليه إتمام مادة التربية الإسلامية بنجاح في الصف العاشر. إن هذا المقرر إجباري للطلبة المسلمين ويحضر الطالب للدراسة الجامعية ، ويهدف إلى خلق الوازع الديني في نفسه ، وتقويم سلوكه ، بما ينسجم مع القيم الإسلامية والإنسانية ، من خلال المفاهيم التالية: الإسلام يدعو إلى بناء الأسرة الصالحة المتماسكة، في المجتمع المعاصر كثير من المشكلات، كتاب الله وسنة الرسول "ص" من أهم مصادر التربية الإسلامية ، المسلم الحق نافع مستنير الفكر سليم الرأي، الرسول –صلى الله عليه وسلم- خير المربين ، دور العقيدة في بناء وتنظيم المجتمع .

الكتب: مقرر وزارة التربية في دولة الكويت: كتاب التربية الإسلامية للصف الثالث الثانوي

التربية الإسلامية للصف الثاني عشر
مدة المقرر: سنة واحدة     عدد الوحدات: نصف ساعة معتمدة

لينضم الطالب لهذه المادة: عليه إتمام مادة التربية الإسلامية بنجاح في الصف الحادي عشر. إن هذا المقرر إجباري للطلبة المسلمين ويحضر الطالب للدراسة الجامعية، ويهدف إلى خلق الوازع الديني في نفسه ، وتقويم سلوكه ، بما ينسجم مع القيم الإسلامية والإنسانية ، من خلال المفاهيم التالية : التفكير الصحيح في الكون سبيل الإيمان بالله تعالى ، الابتكار والاختراع والتجديد طريق المجتمع إلى الرقي والتقدم ، المسلم متمسك بشرع الله تعالى ، يجتنب الحرام ويمارس ما طاب من الحلال ، المشكلات الفكرية والسلوكية التي يعاني منها المجتمع المسلم اليوم ، من خصائص التشريع الإسلامي : التوازن، الاعتدال ، المسلم يقبل على كتاب الله تعالى وسنة نبيه قارئا ومتعبدا .

الكتب: مقرر وزارة التربية في دولة الكويت: كتاب التربية الإسلامية للصف الرابع الثانوي .

قصص القرآن الكريم
مدة المقرر: فصل دراسي واحد     عدد الوحدات: ربع ساعة معتمدة

هذه المادة اختيارية وتهدف إلى توسيع آفاق الطلاب و إثراء قدراتهم وتنوع معارفهم ، من خلال تناول بعض قصص القرآن الكريم بالبحث والدراسة والتحليل ، وصولا إلى أهم العبر والدروس المستفادة ، حيث إن القصة في القرآن الكريم لها أهداف تربوية واضحة ومحددة مما يجعلها موردا تربويا جديرا بالاهتمام . ليس لهذه المادة كتب مقررة ومحددة ، وإنما يتم دراسة القصة ، آما من القرآن الكريم مباشرة، أو من سلسلة قصص القرآن الكريم المتوفرة في المكتبة .

القرآن الكريم للصف التاسع
مدة المقرر: سنة واحدة عدد الوحدات: 0.25 ساعة معتمدة

لينضم الطالب إلى هذه المادة، عليه إتمام مادة القرآن الكريم في الصف الثامن بنجاح.
إن هذا المقرر إجباري للطلبة المسلمين ويحضر الطالب للدراسة الجامعية ويهدف إلى تعميق فهم الطالب لكتاب الله من خلال حفظ آيات محددة ومعرفة بعض أحكام التلاوة مثل النون الساكنة والتنوين وفهم دلالات الآيات الكريمة.
الكتب مقرر وزارة التربية في دولة الكويت: كتاب القرآن الكريم للصف التاسع.

القرآن الكريم للصف العاشر
مدة المقرر: سنة واحدة     عدد الوحدات: 0.25 ساعة معتمدة

لينضم الطالب إلى هذه المادة، عليه إتمام مادة القرآن الكريم في الصف التاسع بنجاح.
إن هذا المقرر إجباري للطلبة المسلمين ويحضر الطالب للدراسة الجامعية ويهدف إلى تعميق فهم الطالب لكتاب الله من خلال حفظ آيات محددة واستنباط بعض أحكام التلاوة مثل أحكام الممدود وأقسامها.
الكتب مقرر وزارة التربية في دولة الكويت: كتاب القرآن الكريم للصف العاشر.

القرآن الكريم للصف الحادي عشر
مدة المقرر: سنة واحدة     عدد الوحدات: 0.25 ساعة معتمدة

لينضم الطالب إلى هذه المادة، عليه إتمام مادة القرآن الكريم في الصف العاشر بنجاح.
إن هذا المقرر إجباري للطلبة المسلمين ويحضر الطالب للدراسة الجامعية ويهدف إلى تعميق فهم الطالب لكتاب الله من خلال حفظ آيات محددة واستنباط بعض أحكام التلاوة مثل مخارج الحروف وصفاتها.
الكتب مقرر وزارة التربية في دولة الكويت: كتاب القرآن الكريم للصف الحادي عشر.

القرآن الكريم للصف الثاني عشر
مدة المقرر: سنة واحدة     عدد الوحدات: 0.25 ساعة معتمدة

لينضم الطالب إلى هذه المادة، عليه إتمام مادة القرآن الكريم في الصف الحادي عشر بنجاح.
إن هذا المقرر إجباري للطلبة المسلمين ويحضر الطالب للدراسة الجامعية ويهدف إلى تعميق فهم الطالب لكتاب الله واستنباط بعض الأحكام الشرعية ومعرفة بعض أحكام التلاوة مثل الوقف بأنواعه والإثبات والحذف.
الكتب مقرر وزارة التربية في دولة الكويت: كتاب القرآن الكريم للصف الثاني عشر.

اللغة العربية للصف التاسع
مدة المقرر : سنة واحدة     عدد الوحدات: 1 ساعة معتمدة

لينضم الطالب لهذه المادة: عليه إتمام اللغة العربية بنجاح في الصف الثامن . هذا المقرر إجباري لطلاب الصف التاسع وهو مكمل لما سبقه في المرحلة المتوسطة مراعيا النمو النفسي والأدبي والعاطفي للطالب ، هو يعرض مجالات متعددة من : قرآن كريم ، ومظاهر للحياة السياسية والاجتماعية ، وتعبير عن المشاعر الذاتية ، وحل مشكلة ، واكتساب معلومات وحقائق ، ومتعة .. إجمالا يعتمد زيادة الحصيلة الثقافية ، مراعيا فنون اللغة وفروعها في القراءة والكتابة والمحادثة والاستماع لزيادة الحصيلة اللغوية وقوة الأسلوب المطلوبة لهذا المستوى .

الكتب : مقرر وزارة التربية في الكويت : كتاب اللغة العربية و كتاب قواعد اللغة ونصوص خارجية مختارة وعدد من الروايات والمسرحيات.

اللغة العربية للصف العاشر
مدة المقرر : سنة واحدة     عدد الوحدات: 1 ساعة معتمدة


لينضم الطالب لهذه المادة: عليه إتمام اللغة العربية بنجاح في الصف التاسع . هذا المقرر إجباري لطلاب الصف العاشر وهو مكمل لما سبقه في سنوات سابقة متضمنا مهارات وفنون اللغة من : فهم واستيعاب ، وثروة لغوية ، وسلامة لغوية ، وتذوق فني ، وتعبير . ويتم ذلك بممارسة القراءة والكتابة والاستماع من خلال عرض للمجالات المتنوعة في الأدب: ( قرآن كريم – حياة المجتمعات –خبرات إنسانية – تنمية الفكر – سمو الاتجاهات العاطفية – زيادة الحصيلة الثقافية.. ) فهو يشدد على زيادة الحصيلة اللغوية وسلامة الأسلوب الشفهي والتحريري .

الكتب : مقرر وزارة التربية في الكويت : كتاب اللغة العربية وكتاب قواعد اللغة ونصوص خارجية مختارة وعدد من الروايات والمسرحيات.

اللغة العربية للصف الحادي عشر
مدة المقرر : سنة واحدة     عدد الوحدات: ا ساعة معتمدة

لينضم الطالب لهذه المادة: عليه إتمام اللغة العربية بنجاح في الصف العاشر هذا المقرر إجباري لطلاب الصف الحادي عشر ويهدف إلى الارتقاء بلغة الطالب اليومية وقدرته. والمقرر يراعي الموازنة بين مهارتي الحفظ والفهم ويوظف كل منهما في خدمة الأخرى ، معتمدا على الجهد الذاتي للطالب من خلال المطالعة الخارجية والبحث العلمي . ويتناول المقرر المواضيع الرئيسة التالية:

الكتب : مقرر وزارة التربية في الكويت : كتاب اللغة العربية للصف الثالث الثانوي وكتاب النحو وكتاب النقد والبلاغة و ونصوص خارجية مختارة وعدد من الروايات والمسرحيات.

اللغة العربية للصف الثاني عشر
مدة المقرر : سنة واحدة     عدد الوحدات: 1 ساعة معتمدة

لينضم الطالب لهذه المادة: عليه إتمام اللغة العربية بنجاح في الصف الحادي عشر . هذا المقرر إجباري لطلاب الصف الثاني عشر ويهدف إلى الارتقاء بلغة الطالب اليومية والتعبيرية، موازنا بين مهارتي الحفظ والفهم وتوظيف كل منهما في خدمة الأخرى ، ويركز هذا المقرر على الأدب المعاصر والمدارس الأدبية المختلفة على الساحتين العربية والكويتية ، معتمدا على الجهد الذاتي للطالب من خلال المطالعة الخارجية والبحث العلمي .

الكتب : مقرر وزارة التربية في الكويت: كتاب اللغة العربية وكتاب قواعد اللغة العربية وكتاب تاريخ الأدب ونصوص خارجية مختارة وعدد من الروايات والمسرحيات.

الشعر العربي
مدة المقرر : فصل دراسي واحد     عدد الوحدات: ربع ساعة معتمدة

الهدف من هذه المادة تنمية المواهب الشعرية ورعايتها حتى تنضج في المستقبل . كما أننا ندرب الطلاب على الإلقاء الشعري المعبر ، ونعزز لدى الطلبة حب الشعر العربي من خلال التوقف عند أعلام الشعر قديما وحديثا ، والتوقف أيضا عند عدد من القصائد العربية التي نالت شهرة واسعة لدى محبي الأدب ونقاده.

المسرح العربي
مدة المقرر : فصل دراسي واحد     عدد الوحدات : ربع ساعة معتمدة

الهدف من هذه المادة تنمية المواهب المسرحية لدى الطلبة : تأليفا وتمثيلا ، والاطلاع على تاريخ المسرح العربي عموما والمسرح في دولة الكويت على وجه الخصوص ، والتعرف على أشهر المسرحيات العربية وكتابها.

القصة القصيرة
مدة المقرر : فصل دراسي واحد     عدد الوحدات : ربع ساعة معتمدة

الهدف من هذه المادة تشجيع ذوي المواهب من الطلاب في كتابة القصص القصيرة لما لها من أهمية في عصرنا الحالي والتعرف على مجموعات من القصص القصيرة وكتابها في عصرنا الحاضر.

الخط العربي
مدة المقرر : فصل دراسي واحد     عدد الوحدات : ربع ساعة معتمدة

يركز هذا المقرر على تنمية المواهب لدى بعض الطلبة أصحاب الخطوط الجميلة ، والتعرف على أنواع الخط العربي ، والقواعد الكتابية لرسم الحروف في كل خط من هذه الخطوط ، كذلك التعرف على المميزات الجمالية لكل نوع من أنواع الخط العربي.

الصحــافة
مدة المقرر : فصل دراسي واحد     عدد الوحدات : ربع ساعة معتمدة

يركز هذا النشاط على تشجيع الطلاب على الاطلاع والثقافة في مجالات مختلفة، ورصد المعلومات في مجلات حائطية ومجلة عامة يصدرها طلاب النشاط تجمع أنشطة المدرسة وموضوعات ثقافية وعلمية ومقابلات شخصية وقضايا اجتماعية.

English 9
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Completion of English 8

Ninth grade English covers the standard topics of written English with a focus on reading and writing skills. Students learn how to critically read literature and how to write in a variety of forms which include narrative, descriptive, and expository forms. Vocabulary will reinforce student understanding of the course readings and facilitate the accomplishment of the above listed writing forms. Students will begin to engage in in-class oral activities including discussions and formal speeches. Use of the MLA format in writing research papers is introduced in Grade 9.

Required novels: Of Mice and Men, Old Man and the Sea, Romeo and Juliet and Antigone
TEXT:50 Short Short Stories. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1996. Language Network. McDougal Littell, 2001.

Honors English 9
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Grade B+ or better in English 8

The Grade 9 honors course will follow the outline of the regular course with greater emphasis on analytical thinking, speaking and writing. Vocabulary expansion will continue along with an emphasis on a variety of styles of writing, such as narrative, descriptive, expository and argumentative expositions. There will be time spent on group and individual presentations, in both verbal and written format. Literature will include Shakespeare, Steinbeck, and Sophocles along with a variety of short stories, essays and poetry.

Required novels: Of Mice and Men, Old Man and the Sea, Romeo and Juliet and Antigone
TEXT: 50 Short Short Stories. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1996. Language Network. McDougal Littell, 2001.

English 10
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Completion of English 9

Grade 10 students will continue their study of literary analysis and the mechanics and techniques of effective writing for a variety of purposes. Vocabulary development continues as well as oral presentations. More emphasis is placed on research skills such as note taking, summarizing, paraphrasing, and outlining. More formal and longer essays are required at this level.

Required Novels: Lord of the Flies, Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, and Macbeth
TEXT: 50 Short Short Stories. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1996. Language Network. McDougal Littell, 2001.

Honors English 10
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Grade A or better in English 9 or B or better in Honors English 9

The Grade 10 honors course will follow the outline of the regular course with greater emphasis on more in-depth analytical and critical thinking, speaking and writing. Vocabulary expansion will continue through exposure to a greater variety of works in the more extensive literary genres. There will be time spent on group and individual presentations as well as group analysis and criticism during and after presentations. Writing will cover all the usual styles with emphasis on the critical essay and shorter critiques. Some time will be devoted to developing the concept of seminar, where students, singly or in groups, present and defend their thesis with the invitation for critical challenges from the audience. Students will also explore and experience some of the literary situations through role-playing.

Required Novels: Lord of the Flies, Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, and Macbeth
TEXT: 50 Short Short Stories. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1996. Language Network. McDougal Littell, 2001.

English 11
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Completion of English 10

Grade 11 English continues to develop the skills and techniques introduced in Grades 9 and 10. This year gives students an overview of American Literature from pre-Columbian poetry to contemporary writing. Students will more closely examine literary devices such as mood, tone, figurative language, allusion, etc. by reading poetry, short stories, drama, and novels. Development of writing and speaking skills will continue with a shift towards more technical material and topics. Vocabulary development continues.

Required Novels: To Kill a Mockingbird, Snow Falling on Cedars, and The Glass Menagerie, Hamlet
TEXT: Characters in Conflict: short stories. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1996. Language Network. McDougal Littell, 2001.

Pre-AP English Literature & Composition Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: A or better in English 10 or B or better in Honors English 10

This course is for Grade 11 students who are planning to enroll in the AP English course in Grade 12. This course covers the same content presented in English 11 with extended work in literature and writing in preparation for the AP demands. Students will be exposed to a wider range of genres and texts and will be trained in the techniques of thematic and rhetorical analysis. Vocabulary development continues.

Required Novels: To Kill a Mockingbird, Hamlet, and The Glass Menagerie
TEXT: Characters in Conflict: short stories. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1996. Language Network. McDougal Littell, 2001.

English 12
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Completion of English 11

English 12 has a strong focus on the skills necessary for university level work. More in-depth development of the various forms of writing plus research skills are presented. Refinement of writing mechanics and techniques to produce clear and concise work is a major focus. Literature is theme based and spans the time from the Golden Age of Greece up to the Middle Ages. Additionally, more technical content reading is presented through articles from international magazines/journals and newspapers. More oral presentations, both individual and group, are also done. Vocabulary development continues.

Required Novels: Beowulf, The Odyssey and King Lear
TEXT: 75 Short Masterpieces: short stories. Bantam Books, 1972. Language Network, Mc Dougal Littell, 2001.

AP English Literature
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Grade A or better in English 11 Grade B or better in Pre-AP English

The AP course is designed to give the student an overview of world literature in preparation for taking the AP exam in late spring. Students will examine a variety of literature including poetry, essays, drama, short stories, and novels. In addition, AP students will continue to build their vocabulary skills and to explore literary devices and themes. Furthermore, students are expected to engage in detailed analysis of selected works. Timed, in-class essays are mandatory. Taking the AP English exam in May is mandatory.

Required readings: A wide variety of period novels and genres

SAT English Preparation
Length of Course: One semester Credit Value: 0.25

The aim of this course is to expand a student’s base of knowledge in vocabulary, comprehension, and critical reading.

Journalism
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 0. 5

The Journalism course is designed to help students learn how to gather, write, edit, and publish information. The students of this class will devise and produce a student newspaper.

TEXTS: Inside High School Journalism. Scott Foresman and Company.
The Craft of Writing Articles. Gordon Wells.

Yearbook
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 0.5

The yearbook course is designed to help students learn how to gather, write, edit and publish information for printing and photographic needs. The students of this class will devise and produce the school yearbook.

Model United Nations
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 0.25
Prerequisites: Successful completion of MUN Prep and teacher recommendation

The Model United Nations class prepares students to participate in the Model United Nations events in Kuwait, the Middle East, and other places in the world. In these events, students portray a particular country and represent that country in a simulated, student Model United Nations. In order to do this, students must learn to research a country, prepare written documents about that country, including policy statements, resolutions, country profiles, and debate a country's position in formal and informal sessions. Al-Bayan students represent the school and, by extension, Kuwait in events that include top students from top-level schools from all over the world; thus, this course is highly selective. Students who sign up must be able to attend both scheduled events and pay the costs for their attendance. Moreover, students must have demonstrated their competence and maturity in other educational settings such as the Model United Nations Preparation class prior to enrollment.

TEXTS: Various Model United Nations materials are provided by THIMUN (The Model United Nations) in The Hague.

World Style Debate
Length of Course: One Semester Credit Value: 0.25

This course is designed to introduce students to the format and techniques associated with World Style Debate and to provide them with the chance to debate in front of an audience. Students will be expected to prepare for and debate with their peers and may also compete in debates with other schools in Kuwait. The course will be supplemented with exposure to current events, discussion groups, elements of formal speaking, and research. Students who enroll in this course should be available to attend debating workshops and events that may be held on Thursdays.

Psychology
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

Psychology is designed to expose students to a variety of topics in the subject area. These topics include biological, cognitive, developmental, behavioral, psychodynamic and humanistic perspectives. Although there are a number of approaches to psychology, the emphasis in this course is on scientific methodology and empirical methods. The purpose of the course is to give an appreciation of psychology as a science and as a body of knowledge that is relevant to the student’s life.

TEXT: Psychology: Principles In Practice. Spencer A. Rathus. Holt, Rinehart Winston, 1998.

AP Psychology
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisite: Grade B or better in Psychology and Biology

Advanced Placement Psychology is a university level course that requires students to read and prepare as is expected in the university. The course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and animals. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major sub-fields within psychology. They also learn about methods psychologists use in their science and practice. Taking the AP exam in May will be mandatory.

TEXT: Psychology. Spencer Rathus. David Meyers, 2001.

World History
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This course introduces students to basic issues in the general history of civilization. Students will pay close attention to the political and cultural factors that contributed to the transformation of the world before 1500 CE. Students will also read primary sources in class and engage in independent research.

TEXT: World History: People and Nations. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2000.

U.S. History
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

The objective of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the development of the United States from fledgling colonies to a modern democratic nation. This course will emphasize the Revolutionary years, the Constitution, Westward expansion, conflict among the states, economic growth, and selected presidential policies. Methods of instruction will include lectures, class discussions, oral presentations, essays, and some group work.

TEXT: United States History. Peter J. Myers. Globe-Fearon, 1999.

Geography: Introduction to World Cultures
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This freshman course introduces students to the various cultural regions of the world, climates and landforms, and major themes in the study of culture. Regions focused on are Europe, Eurasia, East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Emphasis is placed on aspects of human-environmental interactions, such as art, economy, politics, and religion. Another very important part of this course is learning how to read maps.

TEXT: People, Places, and Change, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2003

World Geography
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

The objective of this course is to provide students with an overview of human and physical geography. Students will know the Five Themes of Geography and be able to apply them to various places and circumstances in the world. They will also be exposed to concepts involving maps, the earth’s atmosphere and climates, water, global landforms, cultures, population, resources, and environmental change. Methods of instruction will include various classroom activities, lectures, presentations, and group work.

TEXT: World Geography Today. Robert J. Sager and David M. Helgren. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1998.

Social Studies 9 (Arabic)
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 0.5

This is a required course for all grade 9 students. Students study the Kuwaiti Ministry of Education curriculum that includes the following about Kuwait: physical geography, history of Kuwait, oil production in Kuwait, Kuwaitis’ role in building Kuwait, the social structure, and Kuwaiti society. Additionally, students study the unity, structure, and formation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Gulf states.

TEXT: The Arabian Gulf, (Arabic). Ministry of Education, Kuwait.

Social Studies 10 (Arabic)
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 0.5

This is a required course for all grade 10 students, Students study the Kuwaiti Ministry of Education curriculum that includes the following topics about the Arab World: resources, the Arabs’ role in human civilization, colonization of the Arab World, the Arab struggle for liberation, the common culture of the Arab World, issues and problems of the Arab World, and relations of Arab countries with the rest of the world.

TEXT: The Arab Countries, (Arabic). Ministry of Education, Kuwait

Sociology (Arabic)
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This course is for students in grades 11 and 12. The student will learn about: the beginnings of the Social Science and its branches, how this relates to other fields of science, the curriculum of social research, social phenomenon, educational and social establishments. Practical implementation of Sociology will be explored. This course is recommended for students planning to attend Kuwait University in the Humanities Department.

TEXT: Basics Sociology, second edition. Al Hadad, Bourisly, Ahmed. 1999.

Introduction to Accounting
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of Algebra I and computer applications

This course is a major course for grades 10-12. It introduces the basic concepts of accounting: credits and debits, the accounting equation, and a double-entry accounting system. Students will learn how to keep accurate records for a small business. Further, they will learn to use this information to help in the running and maintenance of a small business. Students will perform problems involving data categorization, recording, and analysis. In addition, students will produce records that record capital flows, book value of a stock, and statements of owner equity. While not a math intensive course, accounting does require some math. Students should also possess a working knowledge of spreadsheet use as well.

TEXT: Glencoe Accounting, Student Edition Glencoe: 1997. Supplemental materials: Glencoe problems, student portfolios.

Economics
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

The introductory economics course offers students an economic way of viewing the world as a set of scarce resources and the choices people must make. Students will learn about both microeconomics and macroeconomics. Students will learn how economic concepts can explain the effects of governmental and private decisions. The course will introduce such topics as supply and demand, elasticity, governmental interference in the marketplace, consumer choice, and market structures. This course will particularly emphasize the economics of every-day decision-making. The course serves as a prerequisite for Advanced Placement Economics.

TEXT: Economics: A Multi-Media Course. John S. Morton (chief editor). Mc Dougal and Littell, 1992.

AP Microeconomics
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisite: Grade B or better in Economics

Advanced Placement microeconomics is a college course designed for students wishing a deeper understanding of the subjects introduced in the economics course. Microeconomics focuses on the individual actors in the economy, firms, and industries. The course pays special attention to the dynamics of four different market structures: perfect competition, monopolistic competition, monopoly, and oligopoly and to the factor markets’ interaction with these structures. Students will solve problems involving individual firms as they try to achieve profit maximization. Students enrolling will take the AP economics test in the spring.

TEXT: Principles of Economics. N. G. Mankiw, 1998.

AP Macroeconomics
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisite: Economics Grade B or better in Economics

Advanced Placement macroeconomics is a college course designed for students wishing a deeper understanding of the macroeconomic subjects introduced in the economics course. Macroeconomics focuses on the economy as a whole. Students will explore how the government and private individuals attempts to understand and alleviate economic problems. The course pays special attention to the theories of Maynard Keynes, Milton Freidman, their rivals, and their followers. It also explores the effect, or lack of effect, of monetary and fiscal policy. Students enrolling will take the AP Economics test in the spring.

TEXT: Principles of Economics. N. G. Mankiw, 1998.

French I
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

TEXT: Route National. Nelson, 1993.

French II
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This course builds upon the foundation skills they learned in French I. Students will further expand their vocabulary, as well as their listening, reading and writing skills. Conversation will be an integral part of the course. French culture, including attitudes, customs and beliefs will be studied.

TEXT: Route Nationale. Nelson, 1992.

French III
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This higher-level French course will consolidate and expand upon the skills learned in French I and French II. Students will broaden their vocabulary base and enhance their capabilities in writing, reading, speaking, and listening. Students will compose longer paragraphs, read novels and poetry, and take part in discussions in French concerning a wide variety of subjects.

TEXT: Route Nationale. Nelson, 1994.

Elements of Art
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This introductory course is for beginning or advanced students in grades 10, 11 and 12. It focuses on the art making process and allows students to develop and expand their skills and knowledge in art. Students participate in projects where design, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media and three-dimensional art constitute the basics. It is an in depth study of elements and principals of design using a variety of media. Students will learn art history by studying the work of famous artists.

TEXT: Sketchbook is required.

Fundamentals of Art
Length of Course: One Year Credit value 1.0

This course is an entry-level for 9th grade. Students will be introduced to the elements and principles of art through classroom assignments and studio projects in introductory-level drawing, painting, three-dimensional art, and printmaking, as well as the study of various media and techniques. Some art history will also be covered. Quizzes on art vocabularies will be part of the evaluation. It is a general preparatory art course for students who wish to continue taking art courses.

Studio Art
Length of course: One year Credit value: 1.0
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Art 9 or Elements of Art

Studio art is designed for the serious art student, who is highly motivated to be challenged in an exploration of all media and the creative process and is interested in seriously developing their creative thinking skills as artists. It also develops the skills, aesthetic learning, and artistic vocabulary needed to be successful in the course. Expanding on basic design theory and foundation skills, students will work in various disciplines such as drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and mixed media. Students will build upon the concepts, principles and skills learned in previous art courses.

AP Studio Art
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisite: Grade B or better in Studio Art

The course provides an opportunity for grade 12 students to develop his or her aesthetic, creative, and imaginative faculties. The course also provides experience in a variety of art medium and art criticism skills. It is a studio experience. The students can progress in the medium of their choice at a pace of their own, with guidance from the teacher. Art techniques include drawing and painting, printmaking, and sculpture, and creative use of materials is encouraged. This is a continuation of Studio Art. AP students will work towards fulfilling the portfolio required. All students will maintain and expand their portfolio for critique and grading. The major focus of this course is to complete the AP portfolio for submission to the College Board at the end of the school year.

Ceramics
Length of Course: One semester Credit Value: 0.25

This course encompasses multiple aspects of clay work. Students explore texture, form, and function through a variety of hand-built studies in pinch, coil, and slab techniques. Students will learn to fire their pieces in an electrical kiln, firing and mixing the glaze to complete the firing process. Students who have completed all their hand-building assignments are offered an opportunity to work on the pottery wheel.

Music Theory
Length of Course: One year Credit Value: 1.0

The student will learn the principals of music, both the musical notes and the musical rests, along with the concept of the musical scale, and differences between Arabic music and Western music. This course will help train the student’s ear and voice. In addition to learning about harmonics of music, students will compose music following the correct method.

Instrumental Music: Strings
Length of Course: One year Credit Value: 1.0

The student will learn about musical writing to introduce the basics of reading music. He/She will begin to play the violin. Students will be expected to practice, with the expected outcome to be able to perform a complete piece in a concert or with the teacher.

Chorus
Length of Course: One year Credit Value: 1.0

This course is designed to develop the singing ability of the student. Through various voice exercises students will participate in choral music and opera. Student will also be exposed to folk music from around the world.

Instrumental Music
Length of Course: One year Credit Value: 0.5

Students with a talent for playing different instruments are given advanced Arabic/Western musical pieces to practice. Using various instruments, other than the one he/she mastered, the student will enhance and develop their musical talent.

Computer Studies I
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 0.5

Computer Studies is a required course for the students in Grade 9. Its goals are to provide the skills necessary to function in an increasingly technological world. The applications presented are dynamic and designed to extend the scope and sequence of the elementary and middle school programs. Additionally, the students are introduced to the use of the Internet as a research tool. Finally, the students are required to exhibit the study, organizational, and presentation skills necessary to be successful at that level.

Computer Studies II
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 0.5

Computer Studies 10 is a continuation of Computer Studies 9. It is a required course for the students in Grade 10. Its goals are to provide the skills necessary to function in an increasingly technological world. The applications presented are dynamic and designed to extend the scope and sequence of the elementary and middle school programs. Additionally, the students are introduced to programming and the use of the Internet as a research tool. Finally, the students are required to exhibit the study, organizational, and presentation skills necessary to be successful at that level.

Information Technology and Applications – Gr. 9
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This is a full year, daily computer course offered to all grade 9 students. Its purpose is to provide an overview of IT and computer science issues that are significant in our high tech world. Appropriate for students who aspire to an intermediate level of computer proficiency or those who wish to continue with Computer Studies at the high school level. Some topics include Software and Multimedia Applications. Application Software and the Internet. Issues concerning data representation, security and control as well as the computer marketplace and developing effective information systems will be explored through a combination of theoretical discussions and practical application, group work and independent research.

Website: http://www.course.com/newsperspectives
TEXT: Course Technology – New Perspectives on Computer Concepts- Comprehensive 5th Edition, Course Technology, 2002

Information Technology and Internet Research – Gr. 10, 11 and 12
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This is a full year, daily, computer course offerted to grades 10, 11 and 12. No prerequisite is necessary. Students in this course will learn about computer concepts. They will be presented with information on computer and network, and then they will learn about computer hardware and computer software, file management and protection. They will then learn about Internet and LAN technology, the World Wide Web, and digital media. Projects will be periodically assigned to reinforce material in the text. These projects will require the use of the Internet for research and the application of various software packages. Issues concerning data representation and binary numbers, computer piracy, computer ethics, as well as the computer marketplace and developing effective information systems will be explored through a combination of theoretical discussions and practical application, group work and independent research.

Website: http://www.course.com/newperspectives
TEXT: Course Technology – New Perspectives on Computer Concepts: Comprehensive. 7th Edition, Course Technology, 2004

Pre-AP Computer Science: Java Language
Length of the course: One year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Academic strength in Computer Science and Mathematics

The course is a college preparatory course for students who plan to take AP Computer Science the following year. The course has been designed to cover essential elements of the AP Java course at an introductory level. These include basic language elements, syntax and semantics, operators, control statements, defining classes, handling the computer user interface and arrays. Students enrolling in this course should understand that it requires a significant amount of time outside of class writing programs and debugging code. This course is intended only for those students wishing to pursue a computer science major in university.

Text: Fundamentals of Java: Comprehensive Course, Kenneth Lambert, Martin Osborne, Second Edition, Course Technology, 2002

AP Computer Science A: Java Language
Length of the course: One year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: B or better in Pre AP Computer Science: Java Language

Computer Science A emphasizes object-oriented programming methodology using Java with an emphasis on problem solving and algorithm development and is meant to be the equivalent of a first-semester university course in computer science. It also includes an introductory study of data structures and abstraction. Students enrolled in this course should understand that it requires a significant amount of time outside of class writing programs and debugging codes.

TEXT: Fundamentals of Java: Comprehensive Course. Kenneth Lambert, Martin Osborne, Second Edition, Course Technology, 2002.

HTML Computer Science
Length of the course: One Semester Credit Value: 0.25

Students will learn how to design and create a Web page, format and add graphics to the page, and create forms, tables, and frames. Real-world case scenarios incorporate activities students will encounter when using HTML, which will make problem solving more meaningful.

Website: http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/
TEXT: HTML. Illustrated Complete, Second Edition, Course Technology and Thomson Learning, 2001.

Algebra I
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Pre-Algebra

This course covers linear equation, world problems such as "rate, time, distance problems, area, cost- income problems," polynomials, factoring, algebraic functions, ratios and proportion, lines and their slopes, graphing lines, and solving system of linear equation. Students are allowed to use calculators. This course prepares students for taking Geometry and Algebra II.

TEXT: Algebra I Concepts and Skills. McDoughal Littell, 2004

Geometry
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This course is based mainly on plane geometry. It helps students use logic in analyzing problems and in organizing their thoughts. Students should be able to use facts and givens to reach conclusions. The core topics of this course are deductive reasoning and writing proofs, lines and planes, congruent and similar triangles, metric relations in right triangles, quadrilaterals, areas of plane figures, and circles. There is one project per semester composed of a term paper that discusses one or more concepts and a related three-dimensional object.

TEXT: Geometry Concepts and Skills. McDoughal Littell, 2004.

Algebra II
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Grade C or better in Algebra I and Geometry

This course is a continuation of Algebra I and prepares the students for Pre-Calculus. It covers: inequalities, linear equations and functions, products and factors of polynomials, rational expressions, irrational and complex numbers, quadratic equations and functions, analytic geometry, exponential and logarithmic functions, sequences and series, and triangle trigonometry. Throughout this course, students will learn how to analyze and interpret data to solve problems in preparation for Pre-Calculus.

TEXT: Algebra II with Trigonometry, Prentice Hall, 2005.

Pre-Calculus
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Grade B- or better in Algebra II and Geometry or C+ or better in Honors AlgebraII and B in Geometry

This is a university preparatory course that prepares students for Calculus and AP Calculus. Sources in college-level mathematics begin with a good understanding of Algebra. The goal of Pre-Calculus is to help students develop this understanding. It is designed for students planning to major in science fields at the university level. The core topics of this course are functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithms, trigonometry, analytic trigonometry, matrices and determinants, sequences, counting principles, probability, and statistics. Graphing calculators are used in this course.

TEXT: Pre-Calculus, 6th Ed. McDoughal Littell, 2004

Calculus
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisite: Grade “C+” or above in Pre-Calculus

This course is a university level course based on functions and their limits, derivatives and anti derivatives and their application. Students taking this course should be informed that this course is not an alternative to the university course, and they are advised to take it again in their freshman year. Graphing calculators are required.

TEXT: Brief Calculus with Applications. Heath, 1995.

AP Calculus
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Grade B or better in Pre-Calculus

AP Calculus is an advanced placement course that is comparable to a one-semester calculus course in university. It gives hard working and motivated students the opportunity to get ahead by earning advanced placement and / or university credit while they are still in High School, provided they get a score of at least 3 out of 5 on their AP Exam. The content of the course is based on functions, graphs and limits, derivatives and their applications, anti derivatives and their applications. Applying Calculus in real life situations is the main objective of this course. Thus, there will be an emphasis on developing and improving analysis and problem solving skills. Graphing calculators are used extensively.

TEXT: Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic. Kennedy. Scott Foresman, 1999. Calculus: Sixth Edition. Larson, Hostler, Edwards. Houghton Mifflin, 1998.

Integrated Mathematics
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Algebra I and Geometry

This course is designed for students who will not major in science or mathematics at university level. The emphasis of this course is to study many topics covered in Algebra I and Geometry and Algebra II sequence. It involves students in explorations and activities using manipulative and technology. It also helps students make cross-curricular and life connections.

TEXT: Integrated Mathematics II. McDougal Littell, 1998.

Business Math and Statistics
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This course is a university preparatory course for students who will major in arts or business. It is composed of two parts: business and statistics. The business part provides practical, up-to-date coverage of business math topics such as bank services, payroll, business discount and mark-ups, stocks and bonds, consumer loans, taxes, depreciation, business statistics and many other relevant business topics. The statistics part deals with data classification, experimental designs, frequency distribution, central tendency, variations, counting principles and probability, normal distribution, correlation and regression.

TEXT: Business Mathematics. Prentice Hall, 2002. Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World. Prentice Hall, 2000.

SAT Math Preparation
Length of Course: One Semester Credit Value: 0.25

This course prepares students for SAT exams required by American universities worldwide. Students taking this course work exclusively with booklets and sample SAT questions following procedures identical to those of the real exam (timing and writing responses) so as to familiarize themselves with the testing process in advance.

TEXT: 10 Real SATs. The College Board. Cracking the SAT. The College Board. Sample SAT booklets and questions

Physical Education 9
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 0.5

Physical Education is a required course in grade 9. Male and female classes are similar in nature but are separate. The curriculum is based primarily on team sports. Active participation and skill development, as always, are important components of daily lessons. The execution of skills within the framework of game situations and an understanding of team strategies become the focus of the course. The value of teamwork is stressed throughout the year. Specific units include basketball, volleyball, baseball, football, badminton, and others.

Physical Education 10
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 0.5

Physical Education 10 is a continuation of Physical Education 9 and is a required course in grade 10. Male and female classes are similar in nature but are separate. The curriculum is based primarily on team sports. Active participation and skill development, as always, are important components of daily lessons. The execution of skills within the framework of game situations and an understanding of team strategies become the focus of the course. The value of teamwork is stressed throughout the year. Specific units include basketball, volleyball, baseball, football, badminton, and others.

Team Sports and Strategies
Length of Course: One Semester Credit Value; 0.25

Team Sports and Strategies is offered to students in grades 11 and 12. The goal is to go beyond simple participation in team sports to greater understanding of the strategies and tactics involved. Students will appreciate the application of some strategies in all sports and some of those specific to individual sports and situations. Active participation in team sports such as basketball, volleyball, football, baseball, and others will be used to employ the strategies and tactics.

Health and Leisure Activities
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.5

Health and Leisure is offered to students in grades 11 and 12. The physical portion of the course focuses on leisure and lifetime activities. The activities include bowling, speed walking, aerobic stepping and exercise, weight training, yoga, tennis, and country and line dancing. In health, the students will explore the different dimensions that constitute health: the social, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and environmental components. They will learn to assess these areas and make realistic proposals for change that will influence their personal health. Students will discover how their home environment, as well as their physical environment, plays an important role in their overall state of well being.

BiologyBiology
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This course is a required science course for all grade nine students. Biology is a preparatory course. It gives the students an intensive background about the structure of the human body and other organisms like viruses and bacteria. The knowledge they will earn will be related to their every day lives, and they will be able to explain most of their daily biological activities in a simple, scientific way. The course requires simple scientific skills and a primary sense of the safety code for lab work which will be exclusively developed during the year. The course will cover the following standard topics: Features of living things, cell structure, cell reproduction, inheritance of genetic material, viruses and bacteria, different systems of the human body.

TEXT: Biology: An Everyday Experience. Merrill,1995.

AP Biology
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisite: Grade B or better in Biology and Chemistry

This course is the equivalent of an introductory Biology course taken by biology majors during their first semester of university. Students need to have already completed one year of High School Biology. They also need a good command of English, a good understanding of chemistry, and some mathematical skills. It is strongly advised to take Environmental Science as a prerequisite. The course, includes 12 quantitative lab exercises recommended by the AP Biology curriculum. The major emphasis is on understanding biological concepts rather than an accumulation of facts. The course covers:

1. Molecules and cells
2. Heredity and evolution
3. Organisms and populations

TEXT: Biology, 4th edition. Campbell. Benjamin Cummings Publishing Company, 1998.

Chemistry
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This course is a required science course for all grade ten students. Chemistry is preparatory for the Pre-AP Chemistry course. Topics include electronic structure of atoms, the periodic table and trends, chemical bonding, chemical equations, and stoichiometry. This course is designed in such a way that students are encouraged to be independent learners and to be able to solve problems by applying scientific methods. Experiments performed in the lab provide students with data collection opportunities to reinforce concepts covered in class.

TEXT: Visualizing Matter. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2000.

Pre-AP Chemistry
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisite: Grade B or better in Chemistry

This is a university preparatory course that prepares students for AP Chemistry, and is a prerequisite for AP Chemistry. This course is aimed to help students develop their conceptual, analytical and practical skills in Chemistry. The core topics are physical characteristics of gases, liquids, solids and solutions; understanding of acids and bases theories and acid-base titration; chemical equilibrium, oxidation reduction, organic compounds; and the study of representative metals and non-metals.

TEXT: Chemistry Principals & Reactions, 4th edition. HBJ College Publishers, 2001.
Supplemented with: Modern Chemistry. Tzimopoulos, Metcalfe, William & Castka. Holt Rinehart Winston, 1993.

AP Chemistry
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisite: Grade B or better in Chemistry and Algebra II

This course is designed to be equivalent to a general chemistry course usually taken during the first university semester. The topics covered emphasize chemical calculations and mathematical formulation of principles and the kind of laboratory work done by students at the university level. It covers the standard topics of Chemistry:

1. Structure of matter, including atomic theory and atomic structure, chemical bonding and nuclear chemistry
2. State of matter, which includes, gas, liquid, solid, and solutions
3. Reactions, reaction types, stoichiometry, equilibrium kinetics, and thermodynamics. The laboratory work is designed to enable the students to make observations of chemical reactions and substances to record data to calculate and interpreting results based on the quantitative data obtained, and to communicate effectively the results of experimental work

TEXT: Chemistry Principles & Reactions, 4th edition. HBJ College Publishers, 2001.

Introductory Physics
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This course is for any student in the 9th grade that would like to appreciate nature more by understanding the rules that govern it. The world around us runs according to the principles of Physics and this course will deal with the study of motion, waves, heat and light. The concepts are presented in familiar English with very little mathematics involved.

TEXT: Conceptual Physics: Prentice Hall, 2002

Physics
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisites: Grade B or better in Geometry and Algebra II

This course is a college preparatory course for students who will major in science or mathematics. It covers the standard topics of physics: mechanics and electromagnetism. This course is aimed at encouraging students to be independent learners, to enable them to solve problems and to apply solutions to the problems faced by society. Laboratory exercises provide students with hands on opportunities for understanding physical concepts through direct observation.

TEXT: Physics. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2002.

AP Physics
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisite: Grade B or better in both Physics and Pre-Calculus

This course is equivalent to a university first semester course. It does require accelerated mathematics and science skills. It covers the standard topic of physics: mechanics. This course is aimed at encouraging students to be independent learners, to enable them to solve problems and to apply their knowledge to finding solutions to the problems faced by society. Laboratory exercises provide students with hands on opportunities for understanding physical concept through direct observation.

TEXT: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 5th edition. Serway and Beichner, 2000.

Environmental Science
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This is a general environmental science course. It covers the subject on a global perspective with emphasis on living things in our ecosystem, how our ecosystem works, kinds of ecosystems, water, air, atmosphere, climate, land, food, bio-diversity, energy, waste and population growth. This course helps the students to understand the environment and its problems, to recognize the global perspective of the environment, to be able to make environmental decisions based on sound scientific methods of thinking and to recognize the effective roll of scientist and ordinary people in protecting the environment. The students are asked to carry out a variety of assignments, including research papers. Practical work is included.

TEXT: Environmental Science. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1996.

Earth Science
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

This is a general course that studies the earth and space. The standard topics of this course are: The earth in space, plate tectonic, deformation of crust, earthquakes, volcanoes, composition of earth, erosion, atmospheric forces, water in the atmosphere, stars and galaxies, the sun, moon and rings, and the solar system. Studying Earth Science helps students to understand and discover facts about the planet on which we live and the universe around it. Laboratory exercises, researches and field experiences are designed to provide students with hands on opportunities for understanding the concept of earth science through direct observation.

TEXT: Modern Earth Science. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1998.

Astronomy
Length of Course: One Year Credit Value: 1.0

Astronomy is an introductory course for grades 10, 11, and 12. The class will provide the opportunity for students to apply science knowledge from previous science courses. Topics for instruction include the following: foundation and history of astronomy, spectroscopy, telescopes, each planet and its moons, asteroids, comets, meteorites, stars, star formation, black holes, galaxies, quasars, pulsars, and cosmology, Evening observations allow students to see the Moon and at least one major planet. Daytime observations will include a 2-week study of the Sun while using a solar filter.

TEXT: Astronomy Today. Prentice Hall, 2002.

Botany
Length of Course: One Semester Credit Value: 0.25

Botany is a one-semester course that will study plant systems and functions. Students will receive instruction on leaf structure, stems, flowers, roots, plant diseases, and photosynthesis. This class includes a laboratory component. Finally, students will study xeriscaping. Xeriscaping is planting for the area’s resource conditions. Each class will choose a small area on the campus and xeriscape it.

Nutritional Studies
Length of Course: One Semester Credit Value: 0.25

Nutritional Studies is a one semester course providing students with an introduction to the study of food and nutrition. In this program, students will gain an understanding of food, its nutritional values diet digestion and associated disorders. In addition to learning about what we eat and why, it is hoped that students will gain an appreciation of current social, technological, economic and other impacts of food science. The course requires a practical component, surveys and some laboratory work.